# column-oriented DBMS

> database management system that stores data tables by column rather than by row

**Wikidata**: [Q425567](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q425567)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_orientation)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/column-oriented-dbms


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013